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	<itunes:summary>How They Did It is a book of thoughts, ideas, and inspiration from 45 of the most successful living company founders ever to come out of the heart of America. Founders featured in the book grew, and sold a company for approximately $100 million or more, or took their company public for $300 million or more in market valuation.  In this podcast, the author of How They Did It, Robert Jordan, provides resources for entrepreneurs through a series of interviews with experts. Find more information at www.howtheydiditbook.com</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Creating a Tech Ecosystem: Interview with Terry Howerton, Founding Chairman of ITA and TechNexus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terry Howerton, Founding Chairman of ITA started his first company when he was 15 and knows the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur. In this video interview Terry shares how he co-founded ITA 10 years ago to create a place where people could self-identify&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>How to Pitch Motorola VC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Motorola started a venture capital program in 1999 and since has invested over $500 Million in 175 different companies. As one of the most active investors out there, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital Group has had companies in its portfolio with resulting IPOS and even acquisitions.&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>When Was Your First Entrepreneurial Epiphany?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first inkling that I was an entrepreneur was at about age six. I loved sawing wood and hammering nails. I found some boards in a shed and went to work. As other kids came over, I assigned them tasks – I think we were&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>7 Years for Success? Disruptive Innovation Takes Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Shank founded Capella Education, one of the first online universities, in 1992 when the Internet was not yet well-understood or widely embraced. With traditional educators questioning the entire concept of online teaching, Capella had a lot to prove. In this interview, Steve talks about&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Wanna Exit? Here’s How, to the Tune of $115 Million: Interview with Michael Alter, SurePayroll CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Alter, CEO of SurePayroll, shares three crucial lessons in this video interview on the sale of his company to Paychex for $115 million.  Here are the highlights: Your Company Is the Product As managers, leaders and owners of companies, we spend all our time&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Make Your Time in the Car Much More Productive: New HTDI Audio Program Gives Best Business Advice</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am excited to announce a new audio program with Nightingale Conant called How They Did It: Real World Advice From Today&#8217;s Most Successful Entrepreneurs. Over the past year I had the honor of traveling around the heartland to conduct 10 in depth interviews with&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Prototype Your Idea and Get Paid Fast: Interview with Ara Bagdasarian, Co-Founder, Omnilert</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we visited University of Maryland at College Park for the Entrepreneurial Bash, I met up with Ara Bagdasarian , Co-Founder of Omnilert, a mass notification system widely used on college campuses. Ara started Omnilert after his first idea to develop a real estate texting&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneurs, Be Happy: Angels Up 40%!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the Angel Resource Institute and CB Insight and sponsor Silicon Valley Bank for the new “Halo Report” of angel investment in the US. While California is #1 at angel investing, more interesting is that 79% of angel funding occurs elsewhere. And the median&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Profit Entrepreneurship At Its Finest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Healthcare Marketing Expert Peter Cunningham and his wife suffered the tragic loss of their young daughter, CeCe, due to sudden unexplained death by epilepsy. Peter could have retreated, mourned, and just attempted to survive. But he didn’t do that. He and Sarah decided to create&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Startups Galore at LAUNCH in San Francisco</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Props to Jason Calacanis, leader and moderator at LAUNCH in San Francisco, for a high energy event that not only featured tons of startups from all over the world, but also hosted Israeli president Shimon Peres as keynote speaker. I happened by chance to be&#8230;]]></description>
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